- You sleep in the same bed but don't touch.
Proximity without connection.
- Conversations are logistics only.
Who's picking up the kids. What's for dinner. Nothing deeper.
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You can't remember the last date that wasn't a calendar accident.
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Intimacy feels like a chore.
Something to check off. Not something you want.
- You plan separately.
Vacations. Weekends. Futures.
- You stop sharing news with them first.
Your mom knows before they do.
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You're polite but not passionate.
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Conflict just... stopped.
Not because it's resolved. Because you stopped trying.
- You daydream about someone else.
Not cheating. Just wondering what if.
- "Later" has become your default.
Later we'll talk. Later we'll connect. Later becomes never.
This list isn't a death sentence. It's a wake-up call. Notice it. Name it. Do something about it.
